Refrigerator.



S. M. FULTON.

REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FIL`ED DEC. 6. 19l6.

1,272,937?. -PatentedJu1y16,191&

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S. M. FULTON.

REFRIGEHATOR.

APPLICATION man DEC. s, me. 1 ,272,937. Patented Ju1y16,1918

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Beitlr-notvn that I, SAMUEL FULTON, a citizen of the .United-States of America, residingl at Pomona, in the county of Los Angeles ian'd- State. ofl California, have in- -ventedi certain. lnevv'- and f usefullmprovements -in Refrigeratorsf,` offvvhich` the'. follow-` ing .is a specification, reference lbeingshad 'therein to the accompanying dra-Wing. 1 ..This inventionrelates torcertain new an( useful improvements-in refrigerators, which are cooled evaporation, the object; being tojaprovidefja.. novel form ofr` refrigerator formed. o'f 'a vporous concrete and having meansforsupplying a. cooling liquid thereto, which' is: discharged into amixing chamberfintowhich is fed air so that a current of cool air will .beconveyedthrough Vthe refrigerator-in order' tov keep -the Water chamber and provision Ichainber 'cool- Without the nseoffice..` '..1 x l #Another object ofmyinven'tionisto provide a refrigerator having an airLinlet at the top ivvhich is fed: Withair from a collector arranged above the building, in which the refrigerator. is placed, said: air passing down-l 'ivardl'y "around .the chambers 'of' lthe refrigl er-ator. and outthroughLthe bottomthereof.

vides.- a l refrigerator. with I. a .Water .chamber hai/ingufforaminated top; adapted to' collectr'a :ce-rtainaamount of thecoolmg-luid' vrwliichrseeps. through. the porous 1 Walls :thereof Vand keeps the `chambers saturatedfso that theV air passing over the moist surface Will be :cooled: :.:;-,.e.1 .1.; .1.

fS-Another' object of fmy invention: yisito :provideifaf spreader forg theliquid "which :breaks up ithe .Wateras". it leaves the;Y spray; nozzle. and distributesthe': same inthe mixing chame;

' ber, s'oljthat .the :small: particles a ofivater. .vvidl l Specification of Letters lfatei.l f i. 1.918 'f Application led December 6j 1916i "Serial-LTO.135i,4:22.v l

Fig.V L.lis a vertical section througha Water coolervshowingA the'v application of my. improved construction "of circulationv 4to. the same, `the provision chamber being omitted; 1 Figzb' isa verticaly section, through a slightly modified form'ofrefrigerator show'- ing a construction employing'tivo provision chambers; and. il

Fig. 6 is a vertical section .takenatright angles tothat of'Figi 5 ande'on'lines (5f-6 Of Fig. ..5 1 l ,I

Like numerals vof reference refer to like parts in the:several='igure`s of the.l drawing.

In carryingoiltmy inventionl employ a Y communicating vwith the Vair lues v6 'said bodyVV member havingf' a .Water chamber 9 having.r the :usual spigot control; 'outlet 10 .for draw: ing. the Water @ut-lof .the chamber. L f

The'provision chambern'formedwin ther bodyl member lflfconimunicates@with the chamber 2 of theV baseandfilis-providedjwith:

themsu'al door .'11 hereinf/shownzhavin'g air outlets .-12 .adjacent 1 its E upper i end through which the cool air.: passes (after: :circulating through the provision; chamber.

Thexbody andftop members .4;and7y -arepreferably formed'-` of .veryl porous concrete andiareof. any desired shapei loutere hereinl Shevn i :circulan in 4form having; Y vertically. 'z disposed airy flues registeringwith.onefann av :hood f 13 forming ,m'iXingg chamber-IMM; said hood ,having anair inlet pipe 15 fat :the

top? thereoffvvhichfis -adaptadf to eXtendto` fl the top of 'the building in Which the refrigthebincomingair..

erator is placed and is provided with an air collector 16 having oppositely disposed conical shaped air inlets 17 and 18 and a central defiector 19 for deflecting the incoming air dewrlwardlyso .that .theair wllbe c011- veyed-throughfthe ipe line 15 ntothemiX- inv chamber 14.

3assing into the chamber 2 of the base through the opening 3 -is `-a water'supply p ipe 20 which extends up through oneofthe air Stofthe top member 7 .and out of Athis flue into the "mixing chamber14 terminating 'in e Spray nozzle 21 diSpQsed l.ea1t1si1-lyWithin the mixing chamber and over a perforated .plate sarraegednver .the `top of the .water chamber 9, said perforated plate being Vqorejf- :arably fformed .dish shaped :so ias -zto collect a certain amount of the water sprayed iinto the mixing'bamber viin .order to :keep @the waterf'eha'mberflled at all itimes.

. Arranged in fthe `mixing chamber 4above ,the .spray nozzle 2l isa spreader 23 .against .Whichthe Water Ipassing-.lout of the spray noa-ale 2lgis-vadapted1tostrkr Sdasrtofspread .the lWater in,f orderito sbreakethetsame .up -into a fine mist whereby it will beabsorbedby qIn the operation of cooling .system for refrigerators herein shown and described, the refrigerator '.iswadaptably placed on .the shady' side .of-a Qbuilding, where it .is sub.-

jected pto a. draftofair and-asiliecollector v' 'i on ltop ofthebuildingcollects ,the vair and forces thesameldowniv ardly into. the .mixing chamber, thefair becomes cooled vand :passes through the flues, 'thereofvinto :the .provision safa-,afportionffdhe air-,passing ou'tfthrough if fthe vents1-12 land :the'fremainder .out .through the .fopeningx of fthebase.. 'When the @vater supply isV cutoff the-waterin thefdrinking chamber .gradually ,-seeps ithroughfthe .p crous walls thereof '.-so -asxto :keepthe-walls .of .the

f' 'i provisionchamberimoist.'

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p AI -n-;th e.nzrodication.showninFllg. 4, abase 2.4 isemployeifconstructed :substantially as shown in zEig.: 1:1,- on '-zwhichis V-mounted va ,memberQ crres'pondingito thetopmember and havingithe iusuahdrinking 'chamber ,and airA hies surrounding. .the .saine and over which. :is n lamanged' a hood 126". eforming 1,the

` mixingfchamber having an air inlet pipe? 27.

As Ytigre lair ...enters Vthe vmixing .chamber f Athroughthe-.pipegZ'Z it iis cooled ebylevapora- 5 5 tiuonisoasto keepthe-,waterawithin the cham-y ber cool for drinking purposes.'` ynthisiconstruction 4the opera-tion isfA substantially thel samelas.. shown finthezpreferred 'f orm,'z.the ij- -onl- :'changeffbeinglmade vis the .omission of Y thefibody fing Y ber containing Lthe `-provision -fI theiformshown-'in Figs. 56aconstruction fis'. providedswhich "1i-s' adapted @tot beplaced ini-ano'ut. buildingorpantry and 6 comprises:axbagse:Zlhavingw-abodyfmemberr arranged-above said sprayinozzle.` Y` f ues 6 thereof into one of the air lue'sf 29 mounted thereon provided with provision v chambers 30 and 3l closed by doors 32 and 33 which are provided with ventilators 34 and 35. The body member 29 is preferably formedof hollow tile which isalso formed porous and mounted 'lon top of the body member is a water chamber v36 having air flues`37y having openings 38 at their lower ends communicatingwith a chamber formed byfeLhOOd 39 mounted on the tile body and extending upwardly above the water chamber `toforrn a mixing chamber 4 0 llwirulga spreader 41 and a nozzle 42 disposed 'therein. Theghoodfisprovided with an air inlet pipe 43 extending upwardly through the top of the buildingandh-as-connected there- .to collector 44 into vwhich air `isla'dapted rto `loe ,drawn and conveyed downwardly through 'the .pipe 43 into the .mixing chainlber :40 a portion of;the air .passing through the ;lues?37 .so as to cool the water. chamber, and -;the lremaining =air passing around the body down through the fines formed by the hollowftiles.

VThe hollow vtiles are provided with cut away portions ,.45 at thei'rlower ends which communicate .with the ,provision chambers,

so asto causethe cooled .air topassl.throughV the -provision chambers Aand out'vthrough theventilators of :the doors (thereof. The Water passes :into ,the refrigerator vthrough a supply pipe 46, which extends upwardly Y' through the hollow lflues into .the mixing chamber and isprovided witha sprayrnozzle arranged above `aeperforated plate lmounted over the water chamber. The base 4is,..p1'o vided .with `a 'drain pipe 47 for vlconveyingthe excess water` out. ofthetbuilding.

From .the foregoing, description itwvill 'be l ciple isgcarried out asl airiisf'mixed-with Waterv and ztheicooled lair is;conveyed aroundathe chambers i of .the frefrigerator v @Iclaim Y inga chambereformed .therein Iprovidedwi'th a lwater and -airou tlet,=a` hollow .Walledfbody member {mounted Vupon Asaid base lShaving provislon chamber l communicating` .with the" chamber: of :the ibase. and .provided .with air` outlets, .a-1topV member-:mounted .upon said base havnfgfhollow ,wallsand-.provided with a Awater reservoir, .the :hollow walls Ao fisaid body ymember Zand VStop .member formingfair lues communicating .withythe Vchamber of the base, a hood arranged .over .sai'di'top member having an air inlet, .a spray 4.nozzle arranged iwi-thin .said hood, .and a spreader f Y Y Y 1115 1. A refrigerator, comprising a basevhav- Y 2. A refrigerator formed of an 'absorbent material having superposed chambers surrounded by air iiues, the lo'wer'chamber be-V i foraminated plate disposed over said yreservoir, a hood`having an air-inlet mounted v above said reservoir forming amixing chamber, a spray nozzle disposed centrally in said mixing chamber, and a SpreaderdiSpOSed above said nozzle.,l y

el. A refrigerator having a base provided with an air chamber, and a body provided withair fines communicating withvsaid air chamber, said body'being provided with a chamber in vcommunication at the lower end with the chamber ofthe base and provided with 'an air outlet at its upper end, a hood member arranged over said bodyhaving an air inlet, and a spray nozzle disposed in'said.

hood.

5. A refrigerator, comprising a base having a chamber provided with an outlet, a body member mounted upon said base having a provision chamber and provided with air iues communicating with the chamber of the base, a top member mounted upon said body member provided with a drinking Water reservoir, and air flues communicating Withflues of the body member, a hoodarranged over said top member forming a mixing chamber, said hood having van air inlet at its top, and a spray nozzle disposed within said mixing chamber. Y

Y 6. A refrigerator, comprising a base having a chamber provided with an outlet, a

fmember having a chamber arranged above said base and yin communication at the lower end with the chamberof the base, said member having air iues communicating with Vthe.

chamber of the base, the chamber of vsaid member having air outlets, and a mixing chamber disposed above said member having an air` inlet, and a spray nozzle arrangedy y within said mixing chamber.

7 A refrigerator, comprising a base having al chamber provided with an outlet, a

porous body member 'mounted upon said;

basehaving a provision chamber and providedk with hollow walls forming air flues communicating with the chamber of .the

` base, a top member mountedupon said body .member having ardrinking water reservoir i ,1675 and providedwithv hollow walls forming air Y in Said hood.

iues communicating'with the air iues of the body member, a foraminated member arranged over said reservoir, a hood arranged over said top membery having an air inlet, v and a spray nozzle disposed within said hood over said foraminated member. v Y

8. A refrigerator, comprising a base having achamber, superposed members mountedu on said base having chambers and pr0-. vided withhollow walls forming air flues, a hood arranged over the upper member having an -air inlet,'the lower chamber being in communication with the chamber o-f the base, the upper chamber in communication with the hood, and a spray rnozzle disposed within said hood. y

9; A refrigerator, comprising a base having achamber, a provision chamber moiuited on said base having an open loweryend communicating withA said chamber and *provided with an air ,outlet at itsupper end, said provision chamber having hollow walls forming air flues communicating with the chamber of thc base, `a hood having an air inlet arranged over said provision chamber forming a mixing chamber, and a spray nozzle disposed in said hood for creating a down current ofV air through said airflues 10. A refrigerator having a kbase provided with a chamber having an outlet, a porous body arranged upon said base .having a provision chamber Ysurrounded by air flues, said provision chamber being in communication with the chamber of the base, adoor for said provision chamber having air ou-tlets,

a porous top member provided with a reserber and the other a reservoir, a hood ar-J over the upper porous member, and a perforated plate for closing the chamber of the upper member, said hood having an air inlet, and a liquid spray nozzle disposed with- 13. A refrigerator, comprising aprovision chamber having anopen bottom and pro- -videdi with an air outlet adjacent its upper end, said chamber being surrounded by air 'lues,V abase for Su'pportingsaid chamber havl ing a'chamber Communicating ivith'the provision chamber, and Withrthe air'fues'; the chamber' of the base being provided with an outlel'j7 a 'hood arranged over VSaid pro'- vision :chamber n havingfa'n" Collector forniin'gy a vmixing chamber', and means lfor Supplying liquid to saidmixirig' Chamber."

'lLfAn iceleSs refrigerator, comprising a base having porousv ',Siiperpos'ed members mounted thereom Said' basehaving a oham ber provided Withan outlet, said members havingliolloiv Walls'forining'air flues,` the' fines` of *the lower member communicating with the chamber of vthe`b.ase,` a hood ar-v ranged over the upper member orminga mixing chamber in'cominunic'ation vvith the fluesof the' Vupper member, said'hood liax'fin'g an -air inlet,y and a ,spray nozzle; disposed Within said mixingcha'mbe'r 15. AP refrigerador, lcomprising `a i hollow bae'e; :ajbody men'ibe'r mountedV upon' Said base havinga provision chamber surrounded bv hollow W'allS'in communication' ivi'tlijthehollow` baise; a topi member havinga drink?.4

ing ivater reservoir fsurrounded'by Yhollo'vv Walle forniing flnescominunieating with the"A ues of `the "body member,` a pfvoraniin'ate'd dishshaped plate arranged overl said reservein' a' hood arrangedover thenpper ineniV ber forming la Ymixing chamber,r said hood having. `an air"inle13,v a liquid Spray nozzle disposedoversaid reservoir, and a spreader arranged above saidsp'ray no'Z/'zle'ivithin Said mixing Chamber'. Y `v 16, An icelese refrigerator having a-p'ro# visio'i'if`cliain-ber surrounded by air Vfines', Va

drinkingvvater reservoir Vmounted upon' said provision lelianiberfsurrounded byfair lii'e's in' communication With the flues ofthep'rovision Chamber',V a Vhood arranged over saidV drinking Water Vchamber having lan air iii'- let, and a spray nozzle disposed Within said hood. p

V175AnI icelees' refrigerator formed of a hollow base having fa porouS body vmember mounted thereon, provided with a provision Chamber vSurrounded "byV air. lues', a porous top member` mounted upon said body inem?V ber having a drinking ivat'er reservoirsu'ry rounded by' vairI 'fines Communicating y,with

the iluesv of tliefbodyinember, a- 'liood mounted 'uponsaid topmember forming a mixing Chamber having an airinlet at the top Vvthereof, a foraminated dish-shaped platey for Gok 

